8.) Brooklands

Top speed: 143 mph

Only the steepest part of the famous bend remains today. The world's first purpose-built motorsport venue's opened in 1907, as well as one of Britain's first airfields, which also became Britain's largest aircraft manufacturing centre by 1918. The circuit hosted its last race in 1939, but guess what, the Concorde was made here!

6.) Autodromo Nationale Monza, Italy

Monza is still one of the fastest tracks in the world, but the oval track is rotting away slowly since it was deemed unsafe in the sixties. They only use it for rallying once a year.

Before that, the Race of Two Worlds was held here, in which Indy drivers competed against the GP cars of Europe. Since most Europeans found that idea way too crazy, the Americans took the trophy both in 1957 and '58.

2.) AVUS, Germany

Top speed: 240 mph

Just like the Nürburgring, the Automobil-Verkehrs- und Übungsstraße is part of the public road system. And just like in Monza, the banked section was deemed unsafe for motorsport purposes and got dismantled in 1967 to give way to an expanded intersection under the Funkturm tower.

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